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<\/a><\/p>\nNow to the fun bit – accessorising and styling! Even for me (ie high ideals and uncompromising when it comes to maintaining a sense of coherence in a room), a strict white palette seemed ambitious, plus i had already spent copious hours making the soft furnishings last year. I decided to add colour but still work towards a theme – bright antique florals in rich pink. Against the white, the colours do seem to ‘pop’ (as they say in the photography world.)<\/p>\n
I have collected up a variety of antique linens and where else to showcase them but here. Of course the ubiquitous scatter cushion makes a key appearance top and bottom of the bed. I also swiped the vintage eiderdown from Tullyroan as it goes perfectly in the scheme. I still remember snuggling up with this as a very young child. Bringing in a sense of history to our home is important.<\/p>\n The french gray distressed cabinets<\/a>, floral roman blind<\/a>, and magazine\/lever arch files<\/a> have all previously been featured on the blog.<\/p>\n Newer additions and updates to the room include this vintage chippy filing cabinet, colour coded book display, and the recently re-painted victorian leaf table. The vision behind the white theme was primarily inspired by the volume of light this south-facing room receives, and nowhere does it become more obvious than when sitting of a morning at this desk, bathed in warm sunlight. Seated there, I’m in my happy place.<\/p>\n The walls are decorated with these fine vintage floral prints, recently found in a charity shop. The fireplace holds the original inspiration print which i found a few years ago and had hoped to expand upon. A couple of vintage mirrors cast a bit more light around the room on a sunny day. The fireplace was previously boarded and sealed up with ugly chipboard. With trepidation I burrowed through to the other side and found a very respectable but draughty fireplace, but with no surround. Ideally, i’ll get one cut for it. (One of these days.) Meantime, a good place to display canvases and pictures.<\/p>\n The last major task is transporting and restoring two old 7 ft haberdashery\u00a0cabinets from Leith, formerly from a wool shop. They are in terrible condition, with drawers missing, oil soaked (currently in use by a car garage), and filthy. They will be ideal for storing and organising the expanding Calvert sporting goods collection. All mine of course. Wonder if a kite-surf will fit in the drawer?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, the room that will never be finished has inched closer to being finished. Which is a bit ironic i suppose. It’s been quite a while since i fully repainted a room on my own. The last was probably the … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n